Gates in Saudi Arabia to Discuss Iran | RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates arrived here on Wednesday for talks with the Saudi royal family that senior defense officials said would be focused on Iran. | His visi... (photo: AP / Lawrence Jackson) The New York Times
Will Israel Join the March of Folly? | Barbara Tuchman, in her classic book "March of Folly," examined four cases in history when governments acted contrary to their own best interests: the Trojans who let the Greeks bring the fatal hors... (photo: AP / Dan Balilty) The New York Times
Marjah fears return of warlords | By Mohammad Elyas Daee and Abubakar Siddique | MARJAH - Azizullah Khan might be this town's best example of civic-mindedness. He is a middle-aged farmer in this area, at the center of a recent large... (photo: AP / Dusan Vranic, Pool)Asia Times AfghanistanMilitaryPhotosSecurityTaliban
Iran and Israel play cat and mouse | By Mel Frykberg | RAMALLAH - Iran and Israel appear to be spoiling for a fight, going by recent belligerent statements emanating from several regional capitals. | Military movement on the ground is ... (photo: AP / Ariel Schalit)Asia Times DefenceIranIsraelNuclearPhotos
Just what does Barack Obama stand for? | By Michael Young | Commentary by | Thursday, March 04, 2010 | - Powered by | Why is it that only days before Iraq’s parliamentary elections, we’re getting n... (photo: Creative Commons / milan81)Daily Star Lebanon ElectionIraqPhotosPoliticsUS
Iran's nuclear swap option revived | By Kaveh L Afrasiabi | Yukiya Amano, the new director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), has raised hopes that a "confidence-building" plan for a... (photo: AP / ISNA,Mehdi Ghasemi)Asia Times IAEAIranNuclearPhotosWeapons
US's top brass target Israel | By Jerrold Kessel and Pierre Klochendler | TEL AVIV - The United States is raising the stakes in its bid to halt Iran's nuclear program, putting the issue on a "pressur... (photo: AP / Orlin Wagner)Asia Times IranIsraelNuclearPhotosUS
